Olympiad on the English language for grade 8
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READING COMPREHENSION
Part I
Read the text and match up two halves of sentences below.
A Town Without Smoke
In the Australian town of Jonesborough in Queensland something very unusual happened: smoking was forbidden for two days. People who were seen with a cigarette, cigar or a pipe, had to pay money into a fund against cancer. In most shops and supermarkets you could only buy tobacco if you paid some extra money into that fund.
The experiment was so unusual that a lot of people and journalists from almost all newspapers in the country came to witness it, because there were plans to do the same in other towns. When the people of Jonesborough were asked for their opinion about the experiment, some answered that they welcomed it. They said that there should be a general ban on smoking for health reasons. They explained that too many workers had to retire early because of it and cost the country more money that it received from tobacco tax. On the other hand, some people were against the ban and said they could not do without their daily ration of tobacco. They had to pay money into the fund.
All in all, the reporters found out that those who did not smoke were for the ban and those who smoked were against it. The number of people who actually stopped smoking was very small, so it is questionable whether other towns will carry out the experiment.
1. Have you heard about the unusual thing that happened in
2. Yes, I read in a newspaper
3. I think that was a good idea
4. I have heard that journalists from everywhere in the country came
5. People were only allowed to smoke
6. A lot of people said
7. Doctors found out
8. The count
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